Having watched several new players level since Cata, I can say that I have seen every single one of them level faster than their professions can keep up. Most of them abandoned their professions at way below <200 skill. It's effectively impossible to level your character and your professions at the same time now. Professions need an overhaul to match post-cata leveling speed.

Having watched several new players level since Cata, I can say that I have seen every single one of them level faster than their professions can keep up. Most of them abandoned their professions at way below <200 skill. It's effectively impossible to level your character and your professions at the same time now. Professions need an overhaul to match post-cata leveling speed.

Agreed, I never choose craft professions on alts till max level due to this.

This might be a try to fix the CRZ issues. From my own expirience, leveling mining in outland is IMPOSSIBLE. I was flying for around 30 mins and more and didn't even get 1 stack of adamantite ore last time I was mining. Going for cobalt ore is almost the same. I feel like nodes dont even spawn, 5 laps for 1 node.
But I think it's a wrong one. Being able to level 1 proffesion with the same high-level mats seems odd to me. For me farming or buying and managing the items in my bags is part of the leveling expirience.
Who will use the low level mats then? What will happen the price of high end ones?